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Greens on Screen started its life in 1999 before many of the football sites that we are familiar with today, including Plymouth Argyle's own official site. Greens on Screen is dedicated to the sights, sounds and history of Plymouth Argyle Football club. It is owned and run by the Plymouth Argyle Heritage Archive, a charity dedicated to the promotion, preservation, and display of the heritage of our great football club.

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Greens on Screen's first page was published in January 1999. Its early purpose was to bring Plymouth Argyle a little closer to those unable to see their team, and whilst it has changed a great deal over the years, its core themes - sights and sounds for Westcountry exiles - still stand. The site was very lucky to take on the content of Trevor Scallan's Semper Viridis in the summer of 2007, and in 2009 launched GoS-DB, a wealth of facts and figures from PAFC's history. A year later, we embarked on a complete history of Argyle, with much-valued contributions from chapter authors. Greens on Screen was taken over by its new custodians, The Argyle Archive, in 2024.

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Plymouth Argyle Heritage Archive.
April 2024

Thanks to Dave Rowntree for many of the player images after 1984.

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TOM PURRINGTON

Born: 24 October 2000

Came from: Trainee Went to: Released

First game: 13 November 2018 Last game: 13 November 2018

Appearances: 1 (0/1) Goals: 0

The younger brother of former Pilgrim Ben Purrington and nephew of England rugby international and World Cup winner Richard Hill, Tom was first spotted playing for West Exe Youth under-9s at the age of eight. He joined Argyle’s Centre of Excellence in Exeter before progressing into the club’s academy a year later, spending the next eight years following in his brother’s footsteps.

Purrington made his first-team debut in the final year of his apprenticeship, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute in Argyle’s 2-0 defeat at Newport County in November 2018. A regular in the club’s Central League and Premier League Cup sides that season, he earned a professional contract in June 2019.

Two months later, he joined fellow midfielder Cameron Sangster in signing on loan for Dorchester Town, playing in the Southern League South Division (tier seven) until the coronavirus pandemic halted the season in March 2020. He made 20 appearances and scored three goals before being released by Argyle at the end of the curtailed season.

In September 2020, Purrington signed for National League side Bromley after impressing on trial, but made only two appearances for the club. He returned to Dorchester Town in June 2021, adding a further 39 appearances and four goals to his record.

A move to fellow Southern League Premier Division South club Tiverton Town followed for the 2022-23 season. In 2023-24, he returned to Plymouth to sign for Plymouth Parkway, making 45 appearances and scoring four goals in a successful campaign at Bolitho Park. He then joined league rivals Taunton Town, who had recently been relegated from the National League South following a season blighted by financial difficulties and a winding-up petition from HMRC.

After making 70 appearances and scoring six goals for Taunton over almost two seasons, he then opted to return to Dorchester Town for a third spell in the summer of 2026, ahead of the 2026-27 season.

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APPEARANCE DETAILS [reselect competitions]

The details below reflect appearances in all first-team competitions.

We are very grateful to many who have helped write GoS-DB's player pen-pictures, and to Dave Rowntree and the PAFC Media Team for their help with photos. Thanks also to staff at the National Football Museum, the Scottish Football Museum and ScotlandsPeople for their valuable assistance.

The following publications have been particularly valuable in the research of pen-pictures: Plymouth Argyle, A Complete Record 1903-1989 (Brian Knight, ISBN 0-907969-40-2); Plymouth Argyle, 101 Golden Greats (Andy Riddle, ISBN 1-874287-47-3); Football League Players' Records 1888-1939 (Michael Joyce, ISBN 1-899468-67-6); Football League Players' Records 1946-1988 (Barry Hugman, ISBN 1-85443-020-3) and Plymouth Argyle Football Club Handbooks.

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